yep these are some of my favorite cars

@Video Rack regular gas is all you need for those old GM's. don't waste your money on premium fuel

i agree haha. 93 octane HURTS these days

Hello @Captain ThirdGen, i just purchased a 1997 Park Avenue Ultra with 90k miles from the second owner. It needs a few things fixed such as the wipers. They don't park correctly. They stay in the upright position. What could be causing this? Also, how difficult is it to replace valve cover and oil pan gaskets? Finally, I need to replace the super charger coupler. Is that difficult? Thanks, paul

The Super Charger Is Just Fine...I Love These Cars...Currently Have A 04 Ultra 230000...Had An 97 And 01 Park Avenue...Rocksolid ...You Better Get One...☝🏾💯🚘⚒️👊🏾

Have a base. Have hit 32mpg but avg on highway at 80 no cruise I'll see 27.

and with the torque the L67 makes, youll need a spare!

They're automatic dimming

yeah haha. they just assumed anyone old enough to want a park ave was old enough to be a chain smoker lol

nice

my 98 had loose rear top nuts too. Very easy to tighten from the trunk. All noise gone now. Cant beat a free fix

lol

@Claude Betcha dollars to doughnuts JuniorMint installed the rear shocks.

thanks homedawg

In all likelihood you’re intake plenum needs replacing. The constant heat from EGR port causes the thermoplastic to break down, causing a direct antifreeze leak into the induction. Starts out gradual, but with time will get worse. It’s a very common issue with a high mileage 3800.

My machenic says it’s leaking out of my timing cover

Park Ave definitely has a more pleasing style. And the rear doors and passenger compartment are larger than the LeSabre. I had a nice low mileage 2002, but my wife managed to wreck it when she borrowed it I really miss that car.

as of today has 69k miles, had 62k when i got it. Its up for debate if those are correct miles, as the dash has been swapped. But thats the only info I have to work with

nice!

second car i looked at from an ad on facebook. was the most rushed purchase i ever made

you can, but its really not worth it. Havw to swap everything from the cylinder heads on up to L67 parts. And with gas prices, you arent going to want to have to run premium fuel. Because an L36 with a supercharger will actually have significantly higher compression than a stock L67, which already requires premium fuel. So all around, Id say the NA setup is actually better these days. Also easier to repair/maintain

@@CaptainThirdGen kinda of figured. There is also a 2000 Le Saber close to me, wich is cheaper asking price, & is a better color 🤣

@@d_dizzie_druck5753 be careful with the transmission they are funky but other than that a great car... Myself looking at going from lesabre to park ave

i loved my 01 lesabre limited. Id say I like the added length of the park ave but it does make it trickier to park than a lesabre. I also miss the simplicity of the N/A 3800 in my lesabre as well as regular gas! id like to get another lesabre at some point as a commuter car

i would have preferred tan. I ended up selling the car this february.

i have not. I ended up taking them apart only to find that the top nut on the drivers side rear shock was loose. Tightened it up, all is well. The conversion kits I was looking at on 1a auto's website were about $200 if I recall correctly. I am going to have to replace the front struts this summer though, will make videos on that when I do the job :)

@@CaptainThirdGen Good to hear! I'm looking at a 98 park ave, 67000 miles for 3500. Hopefully all is well when I check it out. I'll be waiting on those videos, can't wait!

sounds like a good deal to me

considering my 98 ultra has an 03-05 cluster... Id say yes

@@CaptainThirdGen I have a 99 ultra white and I like how the 03-05 ultra features were put it in your 98 that’s what I’ve been wanting to do instead of selling mines and getting me an 03-5

im 6'1, and I can sit behind myself EASILY in this car. Backseat has tons of room. Can fit kids carseats in the back very easily.

I have 2 in the back of my 98 ultra.

My son ended up getting a 2005 Lesabre and loves the room for the carsests. Thanks all.

@@soxlearning awesome! hope he enjoys it!

I have 3 car seats in my 03 park avenue ultra!

same car as this, so yes

@Andrew Fuel pump?

@@johna.4334 It runs ok will start but YES it's the Fuel Pump may try to buy one for it next year or a little sooner! It's a pre-owned cared for car now I have to clean and restore it..uh oh I better get MAACO!

ZZP says check, clean and apply dielectric to your grounding points. They mentioned fuel pump ground specifically.

Maybe the MAF sensor (mass air flow). Costs about a $100. Replace yourself with torque bit. On top of motor by the air intake.

you can, takes some work. But doable

too many miles for 4k. thats a 2500-3k car

@@CaptainThirdGen I found a 2003 park avenue ultra with 89k for 8,900k Mint condition. I know the price is high but damn I fell in love with it

Peak of the Breed! But now you've got to "Park" it until the market comes around. An additional Buick will be needed.

I got a 99 PA ultra with 245, 000 miles on it. Rides like a cloud. Only serious part that's been replaced is the water pump. White with tan. Great road trip car. Drive it daily. It's the third Buick I've owned because I love them!

hard to say with prices being all over. Definitely a better buy than a marked up over MSRP new car

Do you know if that’s a common problem ?

@@Huhh778 probably valve cover gaskets. common issue and cheap and easy fix

@@CaptainThirdGen Another common issue around 100k-130k miles these will need Upper and lower intake manifold gaskets and the upgraded metal cooling elbows. These also have valve cover issues that may need addressed with the replacement Dormen branded valve covers a set was 79.00 with gaskets included all the original ones leak from the factory along with the intake gaskets and also get rid of the Death cool antifreeze as this crap is corrosive to the gaskets and will eat the gaskets right out, I had a GM master tech tell me that was the problem with these engines was the Death cool would rum 25 to 35 degrees warmer than the universal green coolant. He said that their fix for these was THE Dorman valve covers and gaskets and the upgraded metal intake gaskets. One way to tell if you intake gasets are leaking if you look at the overflow bottle and you notice a leak but its using antifreeze and nothing is leaking out the bottom its 100 percent going to be intake gaskets.

nice. Making a good situation out of a bad one, I like it

if you get an NA one they get 25-30 mpg on regular gas. the supercharged ones do the same on premium gas

@@CaptainThirdGen Okay, thanks for the info!

@@xaviermusic3075 my NA 3800 lesabre could pull 33mpg average on my 80 mile round trip to school. Lesabres are a little lighter than park aves so they can do a little better mpg

@@CaptainThirdGen Interesting, thanks. Aesthetically talking, I prefer Park avenues tho… Lesabres look nice too, hard choice! Pardon my English, it’s not my maternal language.

Ne of these

i paid 2900 for mine in march 2020

this car has a whole lot of blue

@@CaptainThirdGen I’m blue dabadeedabadum

mine has the "RARE AND SUPER EPIC" bucket seats. Would have preferred a bench lol. Its nice to be able to fit 6 people in a pinch, and be able to spread out a little more on long drives

@@CaptainThirdGen lol collectible car!

@@coreykmvy1980 i wish somebody would collect it today haha. Things given me a laundry list of things to do to it

@@CaptainThirdGen lol same here, I’m getting popular at the auto parts store. Latest mistake was buying a fail safe thermostat. It stuck open after two weeks. On my way now to get a better one

@@coreykmvy1980 I recommend the Stant brand.

the knock sensors will pull timing to account for lower octane fuel. The problem is the knock sensors in 3800s are old and very primitive technology. They dont always react as quickly to knock as they should. This can lead to predetonation. Which essentially means you run the risk of blowing the engine up if the engine predetonates due to a knock sensor not pulling the timing needed to account for the lower grade fuel. so basically, you should be ok. But theres always a chance it could pre detonate. In my opinion, just run the correct fuel and dont worry about it

@@CaptainThirdGen I have wondered how it behave with premium fuel in it, just not wanting to pay the extra dollars for it tho 😆

@@ItsaRomethingeveryday on regular gas the ecm pulls timing (so, less power). If you use premium fuel, the timing can be more aggressive (more power) In a 4k lb buick, the difference will likely not be that profound

inflation has a hold of any and every commodity. But dont get me started on that, I dont want to get political here lol

next camaro video will likely be a brake upgrade in the next few weeks

@@CaptainThirdGen I'm thinking about putting vented rotors on my 2011 camaro, look forward to video

Gen 3 Formula...please.

ive been able to squeeze 30-33mpg average out of it before. Most of the time 25-27 is about right though. In the winter it drops a good bit

@@CaptainThirdGen I thought it would go up in winter bc denser air...

@@nickabel8279 more oxygen more fuel

Easy to fix! He'll yeah! I own one😁

its all a poor man like me can afford

i mean... you clicked on it...

@@CaptainThirdGen I did absolutely and I literally watched 30 seconds of it so I could put that post up LOL really? What I need to do is get a life and get off of here see I do have humility

@@bertram46 30 seconds counts as a view so thats a win far as Im concerned :) have a good day, hope you find what you are looking for

@@CaptainThirdGen I also gave you a like so now you owe me LOL I used to be in the car business as we used to say there's an ass for every seat it's all good and it all works I'm even going to subscribe with as much sarcasm I wish you the best LOL and actually back in the day my mother had a 95 Park Avenue Ultra and it was an awesome car she actually kept it longer than any other car she had it ended up having 120,000 miles on it before we got rid of it

@@bertram46 sounds like your mom had good taste 😎